Hospitals, nurses and physicians carry the power to do tremendous good, but that also means that their negligence can do great harm. Dunnam & Dunnam lawyers are experienced in Texas medical malpractice claims. When a health-care provider fails to provide the accepted standard of care to a patient, he or she may be guilty of medical malpractice. Waco malpractice attorneys at Dunnam & Dunnam are routinely selected as the top lawyers in Waco. Our Central Texas malpractice attorneys can be contacted at 254-753-6437.
Claims for medical malpractice include: (1) birth injuries; (2) misdiagnosis; (3) drug errors; (4) surgical errors; and (5) negligent treatment.
It is important that your lawyer know the complicated Texas medical malpractice law so that he or she can properly advocate for your case.
Statute of limitations
There is a two year statute of limitations on medical negligence claims and the “discovery rule” is limited. It is important that you speak with a lawyer as soon as possible to evaluate your potential medical malpractice clam.
Expert reports
Within 120 days after filing a health care liability claim a plaintiff must serve on each party one or more expert reports, with curriculum vitae, of each expert listed in the report for each physician against whom a liability claim is asserted.
To qualify as an expert witness the expert must be a physician who:
Notice
Any person asserting a health care liability claim is required to give written notice of such a claim by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each physician or health care provider against whom the claim is made at least 60 days before the filing of a suit. The notice must be accompanied by the authorization form for release of protected health information.
Damage Caps
Texas caps “non-economic” damages in medical malpractice cases. Non-economic damages include compensation for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, anxiety and stress, and similar more subjective losses caused by the defendant’s malpractice. Economic damages, which cover financial losses like medical bills and lost wages, are not capped.
If you believe that you or a loved one could be a victim of any of the following, you should contact a lawyer. It doesn’t have to be us. But it should be someone.
Common medical malpractice claims involve:
The following attorneys at Dunnam & Dunnam are experienced Waco personal injury attorneys:
Carolina G. Truesdale graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law, Cum Laude, where she discovered her passion for serving families during difficult times.
Mason Dunnam won his first jury trial the day after becoming licensed to practice law. He became a lawyer to fight for the little guy.
Eleeza Johnson has been a member of Dunnam & Dunnam since 2015 and is currently designated as Of Counsel.
Gerald Ray Villarrial has an important goal – to be remembered as someone who cared about people and changed lives through his skill as an attorney.
Jim Dunnam is a Board Certified Specialist in both Civil Trial Law and Family Law. Jim was born and has spent his entire life in Waco.
Vance Dunnam has 60 years of experience as a lawyer in Waco, Texas, handling all types of cases in both the office and the courtroom.
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